During the 13th national parliamentary election, Dhaka-17’s slum areas, including much-talked Korail slum, witnessed a heavy ...

DHAKA, Bangladesh(AP) — A fire in a crowded slum in Bangladesh’s capital has burned or damaged 1,500 shanties, leaving thousands homeless, authorities said Wednesday. No casualties were reported. The ...

Campaigners from major political parties have been collecting voters’ national identity (NID) details and mobile phone numbers while canvassing in several slum areas of Dhaka ahead of the election, ...

Slum dwellers of Dhaka-17, the electoral constituency of BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman, have expressed support for him, describing him as a member of their own family and pledging to stand by him.

A massive fire swept through one of Dhaka’s biggest slums on Tuesday evening (Nov 25), destroying long rows of tin-roofed shanties and leaving thousands of people homeless. Officials said no deaths ...

The findings raised concern over Bangladesh's $30 billion clothes manufacturing industry, which is one of the world's biggest Bangladeshi child labourers who live in slums work for an average of 64 ...